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Never fear drawing a human foot again with this handy trick. There have been some pretty amazing things released this past year to help artists. From the magnetic "slate" that lets you digitize paper drawings, to super-poseable epic figures, to Ba...

SEGA has released the next Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X promotional video as we're approaching the game's release on March 24th for PS Vita. The video features gameplay of four songs in total: "Calc. " by JimmyThumbP (COOL), "Babylon" by Tohma (CH...

Looks like manga readers get to check another series off their list of most requested anime adaptations. Nami Sano's award-winning, industry-favorite, bookstore worker-favorite Sakamoto desu ga? , AKA Haven't You Heard?

By Chris Priestman . January 13, 2016 . 6:00pm Russian game developer Edik Zykov is working on an Undertale fan game that, for now, is known under the working title "Undertale 3D. " Despite that working title, the game will actually be 2.

Hoping to establish the theme of 'Crazy Japan' around the world, a designer collective called Million Girls Project that intends to produce everyday products with a bizarre, controversial twist has recently launched an all-new umbrella design that...

Need a new personal seal/hanko for all your official paperwork in Japan? Then you'll definitely want one of these adorable cat stamps! As long-time readers may already know, people in Japan don't usually sign official documents - instead, they use...

Who said sake cups have to be boring? Bandai's latest collaboration combines two giants of the anime industry with over 400 years of Japanese history and tradition. The Gundam Guinomi (lit. "one gulp") sake cups, feature two main characters from t...

Japan's picturesque Mount Fuji is instantly recognizable to the outside world, and an icon almost all tourists want to get a good photo of when they visit Japan. Here are the top five places to get the best views of Mount Fuji in Japan!

A post on Twitter has spurred speculation that the upcoming arcade game to PS4 port of Sega's popular rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone may contain a truly massive set list. ちゃんと動いとるよ 写真撮りながらゲームは当然できません pic.

Pokémon is thrilled to announce that 2016 will be a year-long celebration of the past, present, and future of the 20-year-old brand. First introduced in Japan in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green for the Game Boy system, Poké...

Monster Hunter Stories got a new trailer that shows off some more of its scenes and gameplay, including a look at some more co-op action between the protagonist and some friendly monsters. Monster Hunter Stories will release in Japan in 2016 for N...

If you're looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, but still would like to cross off visiting anime-inspired spots on your bucket list, then look no further thank Saitama Prefecture for these six manga/anime were all inspired by the Great...

The nominations are coming out this morning for the 88th Oscars that will be broadcast on February 28th, 2016 and the animation category has arrived. This one is definitely a good one for anime fans this year as the film When Marnie Was There has ...

Well, except for Tiki. She gets to be Hatsune Miku. Genei Ibun Roku ♯FE is a crossover game between the Shin Megami Tensei series and the Fire Emblem series. However, this time, the "devils" summoned by our Shin Megami Tensei heroes aren't devils ...

The Love Live series is based on the idea that fans get to choose. It's the "ultimate user-participation project" for otakus that started in 2010. Now Love Live has started off the new year by announcing a new Love Live anime project: Love Live!

Playism shared an official English trailer for the PlayStation 4 version of Souvenir Circle's doujin beat 'em up Croixleur Sigma, which is expected to release in North America in the near future. Croixleur Sigma was expected to release in December...

Welcome 2016 with this action packed calendar of popular mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam. Look forward to flipping to a new month featuring an action packed yet beautiful illustrations of your favorite gundam.

Good Smile Company's chibi Nendoroid figures are getting into the voice acting business, or at least Seiyu Life's rookie Futaba Ichinose is. The character from Futaba Ichinose and Kenjiro Hata's comedy manga and its anime adaptation is now on sale...

One-Punch Man anime creator Yusuke Murata promised fans that he would try his hardest to bring them season 2 as soon as possible. Although a second season has yet to be confirmed, given the success of both the manga and anime it will be surprising...

By Jenni . January 13, 2016 . 10:30am Bandai Namco had offered a 2016 release window for Tales of Symphonia HD's Windows PC release for the longest time, but now we have an exact date. The classic JRPG will come to computers the first week of Febr...

How many adorable pictures could our favorite cosplaying Shiba Inus take in six months? Twitter user C_Suzuki (@C_S0325) has a pair of super cute dogs named S and H. We've been avid followers of their antics and stylish costumes since last year, a...

The legendary all-male idol group, SMAP (Sports Music Assemble People), has thrilled audiences across Japan since 1988. However, a new report by Japanese newspaper, Nikkan Sports, has revealed that after more than a quarter century of history, the...

A lot of people like to complain that today's anime is shit and was better in the past. These days anime is filled with useless fanservice, moe blob, and lack of any plot. Well I'm here to prove all of you wrong.

The folks at AnimeLab are following through after simulcasting the first season of Snow White with the Red Hair as they're now getting things underway for the second season. The show has been doing well in general and we've seen the North American...

Sorry! If you are a dude, then you cannot enter Osaka's Ataraxia Cafe, which is aimed strictly at lady geeks. It's apparently the first of its kind in Japan. Over the years, there have been a variety of cafes aimed at women otaku, such as "butler ...

'この自称女神と異世界転生を！' (Kono Jishou Megami to i Sekai Tensei o! ) "The Self-Proclaimed Goddess and Reincarnation in Another World" Are you tired of the main protagonist of your RPG-inspired anime being overpowered?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rolled out the nominees for the 88th annual Oscars, and Studio Ghibli's most recent feature is among the animated contenders. Hiromasa Yonebayashi's When Marnie Was There, based on the novel by Joan G.

By Jenni . January 13, 2016 . 12:00pm Another Metroid game is coming to the Nintendo eShop. Metroid: Zero Mission, originally released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004, will be available on the Nintendo Wii U on January 14.